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Donovan Clifton Central

Wildcats

Comets C

The Clifton Central (Clifton, IL) varsity softball team won Thursday's home conference game against Donovan (IL) by a score of 9-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Donovan	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	7
Clifton Central	0	0	5	3	0	1	-	9	8	5

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Clifton Central (25-26)

Donovan

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.077	27	26	1	2	1
1	Haley Cavanaugh (Jr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
2	Piper Michl (Jr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
3	Lily Anderson (Sr)	.333	3	3	0	1	1
4	Lylow Kaufman (Fr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
6	Chloe Ponton (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
7	Hazel Olson (Fr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
8	Evelynn Lopez (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
9	Bailey Henneike (So)	.000	3	3	1	0	0
10	L. Lou Walters (Sr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0
24	Madelyn Loy (Sr)	.333	3	3	0	1	0

Clifton Central

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
	Team Totals	.333	36	30	9	10	5	6	1
2	Emily Ponton	.333	5	3	2	1	1	1	0
4	Alexa White	.333	4	3	1	1	0	0	0
10	Ella Ponton	.500	4	4	1	2	2	1	0
12	Mia Perzee	.500	4	4	3	2	0	1	0
13	Keira Donnelly	.500	4	4	0	2	0	2	0
14	Rayven Perkins	.000	4	3	1	0	0	0	0
15	Ayla White	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
16	Jaelyn Koch	.000	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	Brynna Neveu	.500	4	4	1	2	2	1	1

Donovan

#	Athlete Name	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	6	1	5	1	5	.111	.077	.188
1	Haley Cavanaugh (Jr)	1	0	1	0	3	.000	.000	.000
2	Piper Michl (Jr)	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
3	Lily Anderson (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.666
4	Lylow Kaufman (Fr)	2	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
6	Chloe Ponton (So)	0	0	1	1	2	.000	.000	.000
7	Hazel Olson (Fr)	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
9	Bailey Henneike (So)	0	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
10	L. Lou Walters (Sr)	0	1	1	0	0	.333	.000	.333
24	Madelyn Loy (Sr)	1	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.666

Clifton Central

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	6	4	3	12	.444	.600	1.044
2	Emily Ponton	2	0	0	0	.600	.667	1.267
4	Alexa White	1	0	1	2	.500	.333	.833
10	Ella Ponton	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	1.250
12	Mia Perzee	0	0	1	0	.500	.750	1.250
13	Keira Donnelly	0	1	1	1	.500	1.000	1.500
14	Rayven Perkins	1	2	0	1	.250	.000	.250
15	Ayla White	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
16	Jaelyn Koch	2	1	0	2	.500	.000	.500
17	Brynna Neveu	0	0	0	1	.500	1.250	1.750

Donovan

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	2
10	L. Lou Walters (Sr)	2

Baserunning

Clifton Central has not entered any baserunning stats.

Donovan

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.731	26	18	1	7
1	Haley Cavanaugh (Jr)	1.000	2	1	1	0
2	Piper Michl (Jr)	.400	5	2	0	3
3	Lily Anderson (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
6	Chloe Ponton (So)	.750	4	3	0	1
7	Hazel Olson (Fr)	.000	1	0	0	1
8	Evelynn Lopez (Sr)	.500	2	1	0	1
9	Bailey Henneike (So)	1.000	5	5	0	0
10	L. Lou Walters (Sr)	1.000	4	4	0	0
24	Madelyn Loy (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0

Clifton Central

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.889	27	21	3	3
2	Emily Ponton	1.000	2	1	1	0
10	Ella Ponton	1.000	6	6	0	0
12	Mia Perzee	.333	3	0	1	2
13	Keira Donnelly	1.000	8	8	0	0
14	Rayven Perkins	1.000	4	4	0	0
17	Brynna Neveu	.750	4	2	1	1

Donovan

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	4.67	0	1	.000	1				0
10	L. Lou Walters (Sr)	4.67	0	1	.000	1				0

Clifton Central

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
2	Emily Ponton	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Donovan

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	8	9	4	5	4			0	35	29
10	L. Lou Walters (Sr)	6	8	9	4	5	4			0	35	29

Clifton Central

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	3	1	1	0	6			0	27	26
2	Emily Ponton	7	3	1	1	0	6			0	27	26

Donovan

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.276	.400	3	1			122
10	L. Lou Walters (Sr)	.276	.400	3	1			122

Clifton Central

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.115	.148	0	1			89
2	Emily Ponton	.115	.148	0	1			89

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Game Story

Illinois High School Softball - Donovan drops to Clifton Central

April 23, 2026: Clifton, IL 60927

Clifton Central Comets (Clifton, IL) supporters left the game thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad topple the visiting Donovan Wildcats (Donovan, IL), 9-1 in a league game.

With the triumph, Clifton Central improves its record to 4-12 on the year. The Comets host Wilmington (Wilmington, IL) to play the Wildcats in a non-league game on Friday, April 24. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 15-4. Wilmington lost 4-0 in their recent non-league game against Beecher (Beecher, IL)

The Wildcats now hold a 6-5 record. They play next when they host South Newton for a non-league game on Monday, April 27. Donovan will play a Rebels squad coming off a 7-3 non-league win over Twin Lakes (Monticello, IN). The Rebels record now stands at 4-4.

Donovan @ CCHS Softball Game Info

Thu., Apr. 23, 2026 @ 4:30p

The Clifton Central (Clifton, IL) varsity softball team won Thursday's home conference game against Donovan (IL) by a score of 9-1.

Rankings & Records

Donovan (25-26)

IL	Class
346	61

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
9-10	6-8	3-4	6-6	.474	.429	114	142

Clifton Central (25-26)

IL	Class
320	51

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
10-16	8-6	6-10	4-5	0-1	.385	.571	145	164

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Donovan	1.5	.6	1.6	.6	.9	.2	1.5	-	-	6.0	5.5	3.1
Clifton Central	.7	.8	.7	1.7	.8	.8	1.0	0	1.0	5.6	6.1	3.0

Head-to-Head

Clifton Central won last month

4/21 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Clifton Central 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 6 11 4
Donovan 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 7 2

The Clifton Central (Clifton, IL) varsity softball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Donovan (IL) by a score of 6-5.
Box score
Clifton Central won last month

4/23 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Donovan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7
Clifton Central 0 0 5 3 0 1 - 9 8 5

The Donovan (IL) varsity softball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Clifton Central (Clifton, IL) by a score of 9-1.
Box score

4/21 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clifton Central	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	6	11	4
Donovan	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	5	7	2

Team Stat Comparison

Donovan		Clifton Central
.226	Batting Average	.257
.322	On Base Percentage	.356
.332	Slugging Percentage	.352
.813	Fielding Percentage	.878
.471	Win Loss Percentage	.391

Team Leaders

Donovan		Clifton Central	National Avg.
#9 Bailey Henneike.393	Batting Average	#3 Chloe Cotter.420	.288
#9 Bailey Henneike.456	On Base Percentage	#3 Chloe Cotter.474	.407
#9 Bailey Henneike.639	Slugging Percentage	#3 Chloe Cotter.740	.396
#9 Bailey Henneike.973	Fielding Percentage	#9 Mallory Stewart1.000	.828
#10 Laylah Lou Walters.571	Win Loss Percentage	#9 Mallory Stewart.800	.558

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Donovan	6-7		Clifton Central	7-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/31/26	Momence	Donovan	(W) 12-6	5/5/26	Momence	Clifton Central	(W) 11-3
4/20/26	Donovan	Momence	(W) 6-1	5/7/26	Clifton Central	Momence	(W) 8-3
4/7/26	Donovan	Gardner-South Wilmington	(L) 11-1	4/28/26	Clifton Central	Gardner-South Wilmington	(L) 7-5
4/9/26	Gardner-South Wilmington	Donovan	(L) 13-3	4/30/26	Gardner-South Wilmington	Clifton Central	(L) 13-8
4/14/26	St. Anne	Donovan	(W) 4-3	5/12/26	Clifton Central	St. Anne	(W) 9-2
4/16/26	Donovan	St. Anne	(W) 17-1	5/14/26	St. Anne	Clifton Central	(W) 14-1
				5/18/26	St. Anne	Clifton Central	(W) 9-3
4/28/26	Donovan	Illinois Lutheran	(W) 17-1	4/20/26	Clifton Central	Illinois Lutheran	(W) 17-0
4/30/26	Illinois Lutheran	Donovan	(W) 17-2	5/4/26	Illinois Lutheran	Clifton Central	(W) 12-3
5/5/26	Donovan	Beecher	(L) 10-1	4/14/26	Beecher	Clifton Central	(L) 14-0
5/5/26	Donovan	Beecher	(L) 18-1	4/16/26	Clifton Central	Beecher	(L) 10-0
5/6/26	Donovan	Watseka	(L) 16-1	3/30/26	Watseka	Clifton Central	(L) 7-4
5/12/26	Donovan	Grant Park	(L) 12-2	4/7/26	Grant Park	Clifton Central	(L) 4-0
5/14/26	Grant Park	Donovan	(L) 17-7	4/9/26	Clifton Central	Grant Park	(L) 4-0

Record Breakdown

Donovan (25-26)		C Clifton Central (25-26)
9-10	Overall	10-16
6-8	League	8-6
3-2	Non-League	1-8
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
6-7	Common Opponent	7-7
3-4	Home	6-10
6-6	Away	4-5
0-0	Neutral	0-1
0-0	Playoff	1-0
9-10	In-State	10-16
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0